Pasta with Walnuts and Vegetable Sauce

Vegetarian
Health score
11%
Pasta with Walnuts and Vegetable Sauce
45 min.
6
723kcal

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Ingredients

  • 0.3 cup butter 
  • 0.5 cup cream cheese 
  • cup regular corn fresh
  • cup heavy cream 
  • cup peas frozen
  • pound penne pasta 
  • servings salt and pepper 
  • cup walnuts toasted

Equipment

  • frying pan
  • pot
  • wooden spoon

Directions

  1. Make the sauce: Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. In a large fry pan over medium-low heat, melt the butter.
  2. Add the corn and peas and cook for about 5 minutes.dd the cream and cream cheese, stirring it with a wooden spoon. Bring to simmer, stirring occasionally.
  3. Remove from the heat and stir in the Asiago cheese, salt and pepper.Meanwhile, add salt and pasta to the boiling water. Cook, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking, until al dente, according to the package instructions.
  4. Drain, reserving about 1/4 cup of the cooking water.
  5. Add the pasta to the sauce along with the walnuts and stir to combine.
  6. Add the reserved cooking water, stir, and warm over low heat.

Nutrition Facts

Calories723kcal
Protein9.43%
Fat51.99%
Carbs38.58%

Properties

Glycemic Index
30.56
Glycemic Load
24.18
Inflammation Score
-8
Nutrition Score
19.60739133669%

Flavonoids

Cyanidin
0.53mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:723.42kcal
36.17%
Fat:42.66g
65.64%
Saturated Fat:19.26g
120.38%
Carbohydrates:71.24g
23.75%
Net Carbohydrates:65.37g
23.77%
Sugar:5.77g
6.41%
Cholesterol:84.26mg
28.09%
Sodium:332.22mg
14.44%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:17.4g
34.81%
Manganese:1.5mg
75.22%
Selenium:52.3µg
74.72%
Phosphorus:305.89mg
30.59%
Copper:0.59mg
29.65%
Vitamin A:1263.39IU
25.27%
Fiber:5.87g
23.49%
Magnesium:92.33mg
23.08%
Vitamin B6:0.33mg
16.34%
Vitamin B1:0.24mg
15.99%
Folate:63µg
15.75%
Zinc:2.36mg
15.73%
Vitamin B2:0.25mg
14.82%
Vitamin C:12.14mg
14.71%
Potassium:459.36mg
13.12%
Vitamin B3:2.52mg
12.59%
Iron:2.16mg
11.98%
Calcium:89.05mg
8.9%
Vitamin K:8.92µg
8.5%
Vitamin B5:0.76mg
7.62%
Vitamin E:1mg
6.65%
Vitamin D:0.63µg
4.23%
Vitamin B12:0.12µg
2.02%